Creating An Overall Impression

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Creating An Overall Impression
Effective speech, whether in a formal or an
informal situation, depends upon factors other
than the words spoken.
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Appropriate Dress and Grooming...

• The speaker who is carelessly dressed or whose
  posture suggests boredom begins with a
  disadvantage.

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The two aspects of grooming that are always
important are cleanliness and neatness.

• The listener expects a carelessly prepared talk
  from someone who appears careless.

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Good Posture and Carriage

• Stand Tall But Not Stiff.

• Standing tall will make you look self-confident
  and will give others a good impression of you.

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• Avoid Mannerisms such as playing with objects,
  clearing the throat, or wetting the lips,
  repeating uh or and frequently, and overusing
  slang expressions.

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Pleasant Facial Expressions
Look Interested A pleasant, interested,
alive-looking expression is a winning expression.
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Before the Speech

• Visual materials or handouts make your
  presentation more effective.

• Have variety and pep in your talk.

• Insert an amusing story.

Practice..Practice..Practice
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During the Speech
Look at your Audience

• Look directly at the assembled people.

• Look at those in the middle, those to the right,
  those to the left.

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• Practiced speakers advise brief eye contact with
  individuals in various parts of the audience.

• Keep your head up.

• Listeners respond to someone who is talking
  directly to them.

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Observe Audience Reaction

• Use only time allotted.

• Watch your audience and be sensitive to their
  changing moods.

Hide Your Nervousness

• Remain confidentStand Tall!

• Take a deep breath before you speak.

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Factors of Voice Quality
Use a conversational tone
Your voice should reflect a warm, easy
conversational tone.

• Volume, intensity, and force- describes the
  quality in your voice that enables people to hear
  you.

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• Pitch- moderately low voice is usually most
  pleasing.

• Tone- reveals your attitudes and feelings to
  your listeners.

• Tempo- Use pauses to stress major points.

Most inexperienced speakers have a tendency to
speak too quickly.
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Adapt your Talk to the Audience

• Consider age, sex, educational and social
  background, economic status, experience and
  interests.

Limit Your Subject

• Do not ramble on about too broad of a subject.

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• Make 2 or 3 specific points.

Prepare Your Outline
It is critically important that you find a narrow
topic.

• Prepare notes on note cards first.

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Arouse and hold interest

• The success of your talk will depend on how well
  you are able to arouse and hold the interest of
  your audience.

• Talk .. Dont Read or Recite !

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• Carefully Select the Closing Words

Inexperienced Talkers often give themselves away
by lowering their voices as they say the last few
words or by dashing off the ending in a hurried
rattle.
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One Way To Find The Appropriate Closing Is To
Ask This Question
What Single Idea Do I Want My Audience To Take
With Them After They Have Heard My Talk?